Ortho 2 (special tests/glides): Knee

Question 1

knee - posterior glide

Answer 1

-

Question 2

knee - anterior glide

Answer 2

• don’t use text

Question 3

knee - posterior glide (moving femur)

Answer 3

-

Question 4

knee - patellar glide (laterally/medially and sup/inf)

Answer 4

• text p 145

Question 5

knee - traction

Answer 5

• don’t use text

Question 6

knee - LCL stress test

Answer 6

-

Question 7

knee - MCL stress test

Answer 7

Pht: supine with leg relaxed

Pht: Facing pt

Lat hand: Lat aspect of knee (TF jt line)

Med hand: grasp ankle
Apply a valgus stress

• Full extension (hyperextension if they have it) - assessing post fibres
• 30 flexion - assessing ant structures more bc more stress on them in this position
• 90 flexion

Question 8

knee ACL stress test - anterior drawer

Answer 8

Question 9

knee ACL stress test - lachmans

Answer 9

Question 10

knee - posterior drawer test

Answer 10

Question 11

knee - posterior sag test

Answer 11

Question 12

knee - mcmurray test

Answer 12

Both McMurray’s test & joint line tenderness consistently show moderate utility in detecting & ruling out meniscal tears

Question 13

knee - thessaly test

Answer 13

Question 14

knee - apley’s compression test

Answer 14

Question 15

Q angle measurement

Answer 15

Question 16

knee - mcconnel test

Answer 16

Question 17

knee - patella apprehension test

Answer 17

Question 18

knee - stutter test

Answer 18

Question 19

Tibio-Femoral Joint - combined movements in flexion

Answer 19

Question 20

Tibio-Femoral Joint - combined movements in extension

Answer 20

Question 21

Tibio-Femoral Joint - medial and lateral passive accessory glides

Answer 21

Question 22

knee - fibular accessory glides

Answer 22

Question 23

knee - lateral thrust of tibia

Answer 23

doing medial thrust to femur

whitmore p 326

Question 24

knee - medial thrust of tibia

Answer 24

doing lateral thrust to femur

whitmore p 327